Found 2 items, similar to Cardiograph.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cardiograph cardiograph n 1: medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart [syn: electrocardiograph] 2: a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles [syn: ballistocardiograph]
English → English (gcide) Definition: cardiograph cardiograph \car"di*o*graph\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -graph.] (Med.) An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements. [1913 Webster]